Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa
Project Design Workshop
9-12 January 2012, Modern City Lodge, Tamale, Ghana
GHANA PLANNING
Assignment
Starting from the identified sites in your country:
What ongoing research for development activities are already taking place or are planned, that fall within the scope of our draft logframe, that we could build upon, enhance, extend, or otherwise add value to?
What is the key opportunity or enhancement that the project could support?
Who, from this project, could be involved in such an activity?
What on-going research for development activities are already happening in the Ghana Sites?
AVCMP and RSSP (AGRA- DANIDA – AFD), CORAF
Influence of variety and soil fertility management on productivity and profitability
Cropping systems research on rice – soybean (rotation, strip cropping, inoculation) on resource use efficiency
Influence of new formulation (fertilizers) on productivity of rice based cropping systems
Participatory evaluation of maize, sorghum, cowpea and rice varieties
ICRISAT
Sorghum variety testing
N2 Africa
Putting nitrogen fixation work for small holder farmers in legume – cereal based cropping systems
AGRA – SHP
Maize based cropping system
IWMI/ ARI / WRI
Assessing the potential of dry season farming and supplementary irrigation on rice and vegetable production
Rainwater and soil conservation management specifically identifying and monitoring
CIDA – AFRICARICE – FRI - SARI
Survey data on consumer preferences for rice
Survey qualitative and quantitative post harvest losses of rice
Evaluation of mini-combine harvester
Introduce and test improved parboiling equipment
IFDC/AGRA/DANIDA
Farmer to market access (reduce transaction cost etc..)
Training and promoting aggregation of commodities
Facilitation of market access
On-going vegetable testing activities (fertilizer management – tomato and pepper)
SARI
Soybean – maize rotation for striga management
Evaluation of sorghum and soybean varieties for drought tolerance
Evaluation of integrated crop, soil and water management practices to enhance productivity of cereal-legume cropping systems. natural resource management
Improved water harvesting, erosion and soil fertility techniques
Influence conservation agricultural practices (e.g. crop residue, tillage and nutrient practices) on cereal – legume based systems
INTSORMIL CRSP
Effects of tillage, nitrogen and cropping systems effect on sorghum yield, water and nutrient use
Evaluation of response of genotypes to tillage and nitrogen
Testing of Integrated nutrient management practices
PEANUT - CRSP
Management of weeds, leafspot (genotypes etc..)
Create awareness about aflatoxin problem
Varietal improvement
IPM CRSP
Testing of IPM techniques
IFDC-SARI
Influence of contour bunds on water conservation on enhanced maize productivity
IITA - Drought Tolerance Maize for Africa
Evaluating drought and striga tolerant and nitrogen use efficient maize varieties
Purdue University
cowpea storage
CORAF
Improving seed systems
AVRDC
Vegetable production systems enhancement
Ghana Universities
KNUST
UDS
What is the key opportunity or enhancement that the project could support?
SANREM CRSP - up scaling selected integrated soil, water and crop management practices for sustainable improvement of cereal – legume based cropping systems - up scaling of water, tillage and residue management systems in cereal – legume cropping system.
INTSORMIL CRSP - Striga management in cereal – legume systems - Up-scaling improved integrated fertilizer management - Up-scaling of integrated water management practices - Evaluation of genotypes for drought tolerance and nitrogen response
Peanut - CRSP - Training on aflatoxin and testing kits
N2 AFRICA - Increase legume productivity - Better agronomy of legume systems
SARI - Institutional and human capacity; and analyses for plant and soil analysis capacity
AVCMP and RSSP (AGRA- DANIDA – AFD), CORAF - Up-scaling existing technologies of rice based cropping systems - Introduction of vegetable in cereal – legume based production systems
IWMI/ ARI / WRI - Irrigation implements for small holder farmers - Fostering rainwater management integration - Processing and market linkages of soybeans - Farm equipment for small holding farmers
Who, from this project, could be involved in such an activity
Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa
Project Design Workshop
9-12 January 2012, Modern City Lodge, Tamale, Ghana
GHANA PLANNING
Assignment
Starting from the identified sites in your country:
What on-going research for development activities are already happening in the Ghana Sites?
AVCMP and RSSP (AGRA- DANIDA – AFD), CORAF
ICRISAT
N2 Africa
AGRA – SHP
IWMI/ ARI / WRI
CIDA – AFRICARICE – FRI - SARI
IFDC/AGRA/DANIDA
SARI
SANREM CRSP
INTSORMIL CRSP
PEANUT - CRSP
IPM CRSP
IFDC-SARI
IITA - Drought Tolerance Maize for Africa
Purdue University
CORAF
AVRDC
Ghana Universities
What is the key opportunity or enhancement that the project could support?
SANREM CRSP
- up scaling selected integrated soil, water and crop management practices for sustainable improvement of cereal – legume based cropping systems
- up scaling of water, tillage and residue management systems in cereal – legume cropping system.
INTSORMIL CRSP
- Striga management in cereal – legume systems
- Up-scaling improved integrated fertilizer management
- Up-scaling of integrated water management practices
- Evaluation of genotypes for drought tolerance and nitrogen response
Peanut - CRSP
- Training on aflatoxin and testing kits
N2 AFRICA
- Increase legume productivity
- Better agronomy of legume systems
SARI
- Institutional and human capacity; and analyses for plant and soil analysis capacity
AVCMP and RSSP (AGRA- DANIDA – AFD), CORAF
- Up-scaling existing technologies of rice based cropping systems
- Introduction of vegetable in cereal – legume based production systems
IWMI/ ARI / WRI
- Irrigation implements for small holder farmers
- Fostering rainwater management integration
- Processing and market linkages of soybeans
- Farm equipment for small holding farmers
Who, from this project, could be involved in such an activity
Participants:
S.K Nutsugah (SARI): e-mail: sknutsugah@hotmail.com
Robert Abadioo (IITA): e-mail: abaidoorc@yahoo.com
Mashark Abdulai (SARI): e-mail: msabdula@yahoo.com
Oluponi Ajayi (IITA): e-mail: o.j.ajayi@cgiar.com
Alpha Kamara (IITA): e-mail: a.kamara@cgiar.org
Wilson Dogbe (SARI): e-mail: wilsondogbe@yahoo.com
Bougouna Sogoba (AMEDD, Mali): bougouna.sogoba@ameddmali.org
Mobiom-Bougouni (Mali): e-mail: diakitemobiom@yahoo.fr
Nicholas Denwar (SARI): e-mail: nicholasdenwar@yahoo.com
James Kombiok (SARI): e-mail: kombiokjm@yahoo.com
Jesse Naab (SARI): e-mail: jbnaab@africaonline.com.gh
Belay Mengistu (USAID, Ghana): e-mail: bmengistu@usaid.gov
Karelyn Cruz (USAID, USA): e-mail: kcruz@usaid.gov or karelyn37@gmail.com
Augustine Ayantunde (ILRI): e-mail: a.ayantunde@cgiar.org
Nelson Agbo (KNUS): e-mail: nelagbo@yahoo.co.uk
Abdou Tenkouano (AVRDC): e-mail: abdou.tenkouano@worldveg.org
Fred Kizito (IWMI): e-mail: f.kizito@cgiar.org
Vara Prasad (KSU, USA; SANREM/INTSORMIL): e-mail: vara@ksu.edu